Tag: New Muslim

Salam Dear Fatima, Thank you for your question and for contacting Ask About Islam. I’ve faced your same question many times with new Muslims, both men and women. It’s always very stressful when one spouse evolves in Islam while the other resists the progress. I agree with you that obeying your husband comes after obeying God. …

Much has been written on what a new Muslim should do after converting. What the first steps after shahadah should be is a topic even I have expounded on many times—like the article I wrote entitled, The First Step A New Convert Should Take…

If you can go to Hajj, you should go as soon as possible, as the benefits far outweigh any possible disadvantages that may be experienced by a new Muslim. This has been borne out by those I have known who have gone to Hajj within the first few years as Muslims.

Summer is a time to feel a bit free and to have a chance to do all the things you didn’t have time to do during the year. For many people it is a time for sea, sun, and surf, or for bushwhacking, mountain climbing, canoeing, or hiking. But as a new Muslim woman what can you do in the summer?

I remember my first summer as a Muslim. It wasn’t that long after I converted, and I was barely into the transition phase. I knew that hijab is obligatory, but I was definitely not ready to tell my family and the world what I had just recently discovered myself.

Salam Dear Sister, Many congratulations on becoming Muslim. It is a sign of His great love towards you that out of all the people on the face of the earth, He has chosen you to be Muslim. You are right that you are now taking the first steps along the right path and you must be …

I had to learn the hard way that you have to read, understand, and think about the Quran in context. I started to realize this as I learned more and more about Islam. After I started to read books of Hadith and about the life of the Prophet Muhammad, reading…

In this counseling answer: It’s natural to feel anxious after Ramadan as Ramadan is a time of self-evaluation. But new Muslims should not be too hard on themselves. They should give time for themselves to gradually adjust to their new way of life. Allah knows best their intentions and that they are striving to practice their …

Wa Alaykum Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu Dear Mark, Thank you so much for your question and your desire to learn and follow the right path in all matters of your life. We are very grateful to Allah Almighty for guiding you. What a major gift it is, alhamdulillah (all praise be to Allah). We also …

This Muslim sister explained how the Qur’an resonated with her own personal beliefs however when her mom found out, she was given an ultimatum either stop reading Qur’an or move out of the house, during Ramadan when she was fasting! Watch her story here.